About the author
Ayo Owodunni is a city councillor and management consultant who brings over 10 years of
experience in coaching, training and strategic direction to enterprise level clients looking to
achieve big-picture goals while also focusing on diversity and inclusion. His approach combines
expertise, personal stories and humor-all intended to break barriers and facilitate communication.
Ayo has had a chance to work with renowned companies across Canada and the United States. Originally from Lagos, Nigeria, Ayo has shared his immigrant experience and helpful advice through radio
segments on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and CityNews Kitchener. His CBC show was syndicated on 6 different stations across Canada.
Ayo teaches Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation at Conestoga College in Kitchener. He
is the co-author of the book Values, Culture, Period - Redefining the Value of Values to Drive Business
Results.
Ayo holds an MBA in Entrepreneurship (University of Waterloo) and a Diploma in Adult
Education (George Brown College) and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (George Brown College).
He serves on several organization boards, including immigrantnetworks.com, KW Multicultural
Center, Leadership Waterloo Region, Expedier.co, and Emergency Response Africa.